Billboard Hot 100: 4/14/2018

[Gary]

Apr 10, 2018 22:02:23 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I was gonna say, I feel like I can name maybe 8 or 9 of Drake's Top 10 hits but.... I can probably name even fewer of Paul McCartney's so...

This is Drake's record to own.

Probably because unless Paul McCartney records with Rihanna again or perhaps even Drake, his top 10 days are behind him

[85la]

Apr 10, 2018 22:23:46 GMT -5 Gary said:

Apr 10, 2018 22:02:23 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I was gonna say, I feel like I can name maybe 8 or 9 of Drake's Top 10 hits but.... I can probably name even fewer of Paul McCartney's so...

This is Drake's record to own.

Probably because unless Paul McCartney records with Rihanna again or perhaps even Drake, his top 10 days are behind him

Clearly, but let's be fair, since most of his top ten hits were 40 years ago, it's not too surprising that not too many of them can be remembered today. Let's wait 40 years and see how many of Drake's songs are remembered.

[Gary]

Queen Naija, Nicky Jam & J Balvin Make Moves on Streaming Songs Chart

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By Kevin Rutherford | April 11, 2018 3:08 PM EDT


“Medicine” and “X” mark Queen Naija and Nicky Jam’s first Streaming Songs appearances, respectively.

Queen Naija’s move from YouTube vlogger to music star is off to a strong start, as “Medicine” debuts at No. 25 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart with 16.5 million streams in the week ending April 5 (chart dated April 14), according to Nielsen Music.

The song doubled in streams following the release of its music video on March 29, with 70 percent of its overall clicks coming from YouTube (though it still increased in nearly all on-demand streaming metrics for the week).

The start of “Medicine” is the best for a lead artist’s first-charting title with no featured guests since Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” started at No. 18 on the April 29, 2017-dated ranking (16.4 million).


The track also sold 5,000 downloads (up 126 percent), which helps “Medicine” also bow at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 (which blends sales, streams and airplay to determine the week's most popular songs across all genres). The tune has not yet been promoted to radio.

Meanwhile, Nicky Jam and J Balvin’s “X” spends its second week on Streaming Songs, rising 39-36 with 13.8 million streams as the song continues to gain in popularity.

It’s Nicky Jam’s first appearance on Streaming Songs, while J Balvin previously peaked at No. 5 with 2017’s “Mi Gente” with Willy William and featuring Beyonce.

"X" has peaked thus far at No. 2 on Hot Latin Songs, but is closing in on No. 1, a position Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, has held for 50 nonconsecutive weeks. In the latest tracking week, "X" also accrued 5,000 digital downloads and held at its No. 5 peak on Latin Airplay, earning 12.2 million audience impressions.

[Gary]

Apr 10, 2018 23:23:03 GMT -5 85la said:

Apr 10, 2018 22:23:46 GMT -5 Gary said:

Probably because unless Paul McCartney records with Rihanna again or perhaps even Drake, his top 10 days are behind him

Clearly, but let's be fair, since most of his top ten hits were 40 years ago, it's not too surprising that not too many of them can be remembered today. Let's wait 40 years and see how many of Drake's songs are remembered.

I always found that in discussions about how "remembered" a song or artist is, it really depends on the person or group doing the "remembering"

Everyone will have  different opinion

[renaboss]

I can guarantee Drake's songs will be nowhere near as remembered as Paul McCartney's are. Be it his solo work, his work with the Beatles or his work with Wings. I guarantee it.

That being said, I have actually wondered how long the big hits will in fact be remembered. I can't really put this to words, but like, will they still be around in 100 years? We'll never find out, sad...

It might be fun to look back - which I'm sure most of us will do, since we're all clearly interested in chart-watching and hits - and see what songs from these days have stood the test of time. I already do that with the songs from my lifespan. Will "God's Plan" hold up? Will people look back 20/30 years from now and think "How was "New Rules" #6 at a time when "God's Plan" was #1, what was wrong with people back then?" I wonder about this stuff.

[Gary]

Lots of things factor into "remembering" earlier works

Have the songs been covered by others? songs in movies? TV shows? etc.

In the Beatles case...well goes without saying

[Gary]

Hot 100 Chart Moves: Cardi B's 'Be Careful' Debuts at No. 16

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By Xander Zellner and Gary Trust | April 11, 2018 3:53 PM EDT



Plus, action for Imagine Dragons & Tyler, the Creator.

As previously reported, Drake's "God's Plan" rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated April 14) for an 11th week, marking his longest-leading No. 1. It passes the 10-week reign of his 2016 smash "One Dance," featuring WizKid and Kyla.

Plus, The Weeknd blasts onto the Hot 100 at No. 4 with "Call Out Your Name," as all six songs from his new Billboard 200 No. 1 set My Dear Melancholy hit the Hot 100, and Migos hit the top 10 with "Walk It Talk It," marking even more honors for featured artist Drake, who earns his 24th top 10.

Meanwhile, Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line's "Meant to Be," at No. 2 on the Hot 100, tops the Radio Songs chart, making FGL the first country act to lead the list in eight years.

Also on the Hot 100, three rising R&B singers make their debuts: Queen Naija, Ella Mai and H.E.R.

Beyond all that action, who else makes Hot 100 chart (and money) moves?


Be Careful," Cardi B

Cardi B scores her sixth top 40 Hot 100 hit, of seven total entries, as "Be Careful" debuts at No. 16. The track logged 20.5 million U.S. streams and 34,000 downloads sold in the week ending April 5, according to Nielsen Music, helping it to concurrently open at No. 13 on Streaming Songs and No. 6 on Digital Song Sales. The track also sports 8.6 million radio audience impressions in the week ending April 8, sparking its 43-35 jump on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.

Cardi B's Top 40 Hot 100 Hits
Title, Peak Position, Peak Date
No. 1 (3 weeks), "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)," Oct. 7, 2017
No. 6, "MotorSport," with Migos & Nicki Minaj, Dec. 30, 2017
No. 4, "No Limit," G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B, Jan. 6, 2018
No. 14, "Bartier Cardi," featuring 21 Savage, Jan. 6, 2018
No. 3, "Finesse," with Bruno Mars, Jan. 20, 2018
No. 16 (to date), "Be Careful," April 14, 2018

Cardi B's other entry, "La Modelo," with Ozuna, reached No. 52 on the Hot 100 in January. It topped the Latin Airplay tally dated March 3.

"Be Careful" also debuts at No. 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, earning Cardi B her sixth top 10 in as many visits (encompassing each of her top 40 Hot 100 hits). Impressively, she has earned her six top 10s in less than a year, as "Bodak Yellow" reached the region last August.

Cardi B's debut album Invasion of Privacy is slated to launch atop the Billboard 200 next week (dated April 21) and will likely yield multiple debuts on the Hot 100.

"Whatever It Takes," Imagine Dragons

As the song holds at its No. 23 Hot 100 high, parent album Evolve becomes the band's first album to generate three Radio Songs top 10s. "Takes" rises 12-10 on Radio Songs, up 6 percent to 70 million in audience. It follows the No. 4 Radio Songs hit "Believer" and the three-week No. 1 "Thunder." All three tracks have hit No. 1 on the Alternative Songs airplay chart.

"OKRA," Tyler, the Creator

The Odd Future leader charts his third Hot 100 entry (while Odd Future has yet to reach the list), as "OKRA" opens at No. 89. Following the March 29 premiere of its official video, the track starts with 6.2 million U.S. streams.

Tyler, the Creator made two prior Hot 100 appearances: as featured, with Lil Wayne, on Game's "Martians Vs Goblins" (No. 100, 2011) and with his own "Who Dat Boy" (No. 87, 2017).

[jenglisbe]

Apr 10, 2018 23:23:03 GMT -5 85la said:

Apr 10, 2018 22:23:46 GMT -5 Gary said:

Probably because unless Paul McCartney records with Rihanna again or perhaps even Drake, his top 10 days are behind him

Clearly, but let's be fair, since most of his top ten hits were 40 years ago, it's not too surprising that not too many of them can be remembered today. Let's wait 40 years and see how many of Drake's songs are remembered.

This, but also how many of Drake's are features? "What's My Name" counts for him in a technical sense, but that song doesn't depend on Drake.

[Gary]

The Weeknd Debuts 5 Songs in Top 10 of On-Demand Streaming Songs Chart
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By Kevin Rutherford | April 11, 2018 6:02 PM EDT

It’s the first time any act has debuted at least five songs simultaneously in the top 10 since Kendrick Lamar in 2017.
The Weeknd debuts five songs in the top 10 of Billboard’s On-Demand Streaming Songs from his new Billboard 200-topping album My Dear Melancholy, led by “Call Out My Name,” which debuts at No. 1 on the April 14-dated list with 32.2 million on-demand audio streams, according to Nielsen Music.

In doing so, The Weeknd becomes the first artist to debut five songs simultaneously in the top 10 of the chart since Kendrick Lamar, who launched eight into the region on the May 6, 2017-dated ranking (all from DAMN., which also bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the same week).

Following “Call,” “Try Me” and “Wasted Times” debut at Nos. 3 and 4 with 21.3 and 19.6 million on-demand audio streams, respectively.

Meanwhile, the pair of Gesaffelstein-featuring songs on the EP -- “I Was Never There” (17.7 million) and “Hurt You” (14.9 million) -- debut at Nos. 7 and 9, respectively.

My Dear Melancholy,’s other track, closing song “Privilege,” debuts at No. 12 (13.3 million).

It’s the third time The Weeknd has been able to secure at least five songs in the top five of On-Demand Streaming Songs simultaneously (though it’s the first time all were debuts). The Dec. 17, 2016-dated ranking saw six songs in the top 10, led by “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk, which rose to No. 1 (20.4 million). The following week (Dec. 24, 2016), five of those six songs remained in the top 10 (led again by “Starboy” with 17.4 million).

Three of the new songs also make the top 10 of Streaming Songs, which takes into account all U.S. streams, not just those from on-demand audio services. “Call Out My Name” leads at No. 2 (40.5 million), followed by “Try Me” (22.8 million) and “Wasted Times” (21.9 million) at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.

All six songs debut on the Billboard Hot 100, led by “Call” at No. 4, with all six securing top 60 debuts.

[Gary]

13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: The Weeknd's Big Week & Drake's Continued Command
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By Xander Zellner | April 14, 2018 9:00 AM EDT

The Weeknd dominates Billboard's charts this week, as his My Dear Melancholy debuts atop the Billboard 200, helping him return to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 for a 15th total week and the first time in over a year.
Plus, Drake's "God's Plan" continues its reign on the Billboard Hot 100, scoring its 11th week atop the chart and passing 2016's "One Dance" as his longest-leading No. 1.
Here are 13 other things to know about the charts this week, including what to expect next week:

1. Thanks to "Meant to Be," alongside Bebe Rexha, Florida Georgia Line becomes the first country act to hit No. 1 on Radio Songs since Lady Antebellum with "Need You Now" in 2010. Click here to read about the achievement.

2. Up-and-coming R&B singers Queen Naija, Ella Mai and H.E.R. each score their first entry on the Hot 100, with "Medicine," "Boo'd Up" and "Focus," respectively.

3. Looking ahead to next week's Hot 100, Drake's new track "Nice for What" is slated to soar in and compete for No. 1, challenging the reign of "God's Plan." Click here for the full projection.

4. On next week's Billboard 200, Cardi B is expected to earn her first No. 1 with the arrival of her debut album Invasion of Privacy. Click here to read the Billboard 200 forecast.

5. Speaking of Cardi B, her "Be Careful" opens at No. 16 on this week's Hot 100, while Imagine Dragons and Tyler, The Creator also earn notable action. Click here to read this week's Hot 100 Chart Moves.

6. On the Billboard 200, Hayley Kiyoko's Expectations debuts at No. 12, while BTS' Face Yourself opens at No. 43. Click here to read this week's Billboard 200 Chart Moves.

7. On the latest Chart Beat Podcast, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson are joined by Ross on Radio newsletter author Sean Ross to discuss Taylor Swift's Reputation and how its songs are faring on pop radio, as well as other trends at the format. Click here to listen.

8. Over on the Pop Shop Podcast, Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson chat with AJR about the sibling trio's No. 1 Alternative Songs hit "Sober Up" and what it was like to collaborate with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. Click here to listen.

9. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee continue to make chart history, as "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, logs its record-extending 50th week at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs. Click here to read the story.

10. For the first time in the Social 50 chart's history, K-pop acts assume the top six spots, led by BTS, which rules the ranking for a 69th week. Click here to read the article.

11 . Kacey Musgraves scores her third No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, as Golden Hour arrives at No. 1. Click here to read the story.

12. Demi Lovato's Tell Me You Love Me World Tour logged $20 million in its opening run, helping the singer top Billboard's latest Hot Tours boxscore ranking. Click here to read about the tour.

13. More Ross on radio: Sean Ross weighs in on how pop vets including Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry are competing against newcomers and hip-hop acts for top 40 airplay. Click here for Ross' full analysis.

[jayhawk1117]

With Nice For What, Drake will have 25... And I'm positive at least one song from the album will debut in the top 10, so that's 26 minimum and he only then needs 4 more for the record, which could honestly happen by the end of this year